Kirby Moore

Retreat in NY, May 2012

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Thank you for visiting. I attended a Vajrakilaya Drupchen recently, organized by the White Lotus Buddhist Center of Rochester New York. It was a relatively brief retreat, and especially so for me. In this post though, I intend to objectively describe theContinue reading “Retreat in NY, May 2012”

Playmates and Soulmates

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Thank you. On this recent retreat, I was given a brilliantly clear glimpse at one of life’s conundrums. Anyone else wonder if there is / are a small number of people we have an immensely strong karmic connection with, perhaps with whomContinue reading “Playmates and Soulmates”

Just returned from retreat in NY

Hello Readers, I just returned from a powerful and beautiful Vajrakilaya retreat in Batavia, NY. It was held at a large Zen Center there, so I have many pictures from within the shrine room and from without. I plan to start writing on my experience of the retreat in a few days. Thanks for reading,Continue reading “Just returned from retreat in NY”

a message from my avocado

who are you, that I softeningly nourish, with such ripening joy? I yearn to be within the mystery that is you; waiting for just the moment, hoping, that for too long, I am not kept in the dark, fretting that shadowy threads do not criss-cross my flesh, before I am inside your radiant body, myContinue reading “a message from my avocado”

Soft boiled Heart

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Soft Boiled Heart Sometimes, My heart hardens, Stresses from work, Heat from finances, Strip and rend my humanity, I forget who I am, Rough, scaly edges manifest, crystallize, form, I get defensive; distant, selfish; For this, I am sorry. But now, nowContinue reading “Soft boiled Heart”

Hang drum recordings

I’ve decided to post all these recordings by Kirby Moore and Ramanan Schultz. A curious fact: the first three were done before receiving bodywork (massage / craniosacral therapy) and the last one was done after receiving it. Kirby Ram 001 Kirby Ram 002 Kirby Ram 003 Kirby Ram 004

Playing with a Hang (drum)

Kirby Ramanan Hang drum My friend who rents me healing space for my Craniosacral practice has a Hang (Drum) which is in that space. I have been using it as a tool for cathartic release for the past few months, sometimes arriving at harmonious sounds in the process. [It is difficult to get a goodContinue reading “Playing with a Hang (drum)”

Tibetan Medicine Symposium – contrasts between East and West

This post will actually be coming soon. (Sorry about the premature posting.) I typically give posts 5 – 7 days to brew as I make certain that all my ideas are well-organized, considered and articulated. This post violated that rule and did not fit all of these parameters, so I will refine it further andContinue reading “Tibetan Medicine Symposium – contrasts between East and West”

Tibetan Medicine and Meditation Symposium – Key Note Address

The Key Note Speech for the Symposium was given by Prof. Tenzin Robert Thurman. And I thoroughly enjoyed it. Now, I should add that I fancy myself to be an aspiring Buddhist practitioner, as well as an alternative health practitioner, so I was in agreement with almost everything he said. For someone else with differentContinue reading “Tibetan Medicine and Meditation Symposium – Key Note Address”

Tibetan Medicine and Meditation Symposium – the Maitri Project

This material is copyrighted by M. Kirby Moore. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Thank you for reading and visiting. This is the first post about the April 13th – 15th Symposium at the University of Virginia commemorating the opening of the Contemplative Sciences Center and the Arura Tibetan Medical Group in Charlottesville. Friday had twoContinue reading “Tibetan Medicine and Meditation Symposium – the Maitri Project”